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Young Writers Project: Cancer

Cancer
By Sophia Cannizzaro
Grade Eight, Homeschooled

Everything in my brain
Connects to you
Everything I say
Reminds me of you
Everything I write
Is about you
Everything I do
Is for you

At first
You were a small part of me
But now
Now, your words have replaced mine

Your feelings have replaced mine
Your spirit has replaced mine
I am a caged bird
With no wings
To struggle with

I’m all mixed up with you
Twisted and tangled
Bent and broken
Wired to you
Like a bonzai tree
Grafted to you
Like an apple tree
I’m not sure I can get myself
Away from you
Without destroying something
Inside

I don't know if I should treat this
Or let it run its course
I could lessen the symptoms
But it wouldn't fix
The problem underneath

If that’s even what it is
Is loving you a problem?
Are you bad for me?
Am I going to dissolve into you?

Are you terminal?
 

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